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sherryjones.bsky.social
Author, JOSEPHINE BAKER’S LAST DANCE and other biofictions. Next: transgender musician Billy Tipton. Ardent feminist. Proud liberal. Mouthy broad. Parisienne. Goddess is love!
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Trump Lashes Out at Judges in Rant Against Blizzard of Injunctions: ‘The Danger Is Unparalleled!’ https://twp.ai/1VoC1W

Judge Issues Scathing Ruling Barring DOGE From SS Records https://twp.ai/1VoC9m

Both the UK and Germany have issued unofficial travel warnings to anyone flying to the US after updating their information for tourists.

Republican Just Laughs As Crowd Boos Her Unmercifully https://twp.ai/1VoCI2

The final cover for THE DEAD OF SUMMER is up! I really, really love it. Links to pre-order below.

We're excited to announce TENDER: 100 poems for the first 100 Days of Life by Harry Baker coming next March! A celebration of the vulnerability and euphoria that come with new parenthood, we were blown away by Harry's warm, accessible and deeply moving poetry www.thebookseller.com/rights/canon...

If you have any say, you might want to avoid scheduling your next surgery on a Friday. The most comprehensive analysis of what happens to patients who have surgery on Fridays versus Mondays, published this month in JAMA by more than a dozen US and Canadian researchers, is unequivocal: The people…

Which wealthy people will Trump threatened today so he can shake them down and reveal their cowardice as they desperately and greedily cling to their piece of the pie while sacrificing their principles, choosing surrender over a difficult fight? None of it will ever be forgotten.

Justice is definitely blind to those with a shit-ton of money, that’s for damn sure. #webcomics

Us-versus-them thinking. High-control habits. An obsession with punishment. Some aspects of the MAGA movement are a lot older than you might think.

Maine Inn Owner Reveals Damning Impact Of Trump’s Canada Rhetoric On His Business https://twp.ai/1VoMsY

If your books are among the 7.5 million pirated works on #LibGen, the resource #Meta has been using to train their #AI, you can at least send Meta a letter (using the @authorsguild.bsky.social's handy template) to state that they are violating your copyright. actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...

Democratic lawmakers are courting online content creators, podcasters and celebrities in a bid to find new ways to boost their message to voters

Russian drones have pummeled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking fires

The Chinese government is his most important business partner.

This podcast is incredible if you're a history nerd 🤓 like me. Looking forward to listening to this one!

'A move of almost cartoonish cruelty': Economist slams ​Elon Musk Social Security scheme

One of the best pieces of advice I received when I started a law firm in 2021 was to focus on “the shark closest to the boat.” When you feel overwhelmed, step back and focus on the threats that pose the most immediate risk. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

U.S. Excluded From Europe's $165B Rearmament Project: Report

Exclusive-EU Proposes Cutting Steel Imports by 15% as Trump Tariffs Bite

Last Decade Was Earth's Hottest Ever as CO2 Levels Reach an 800,000-Year High, Says UN Report

A conservative man named Larry was invited to the Wisconsin state capitol to speak in favor of an anti-trans bill—but he had his eyes "opened" after hearing from members of the LGBTQ+ community.

FACT: Medicaid covers nearly half of all childbirths in the country, and around two-thirds of nursing home stays. FACT: Roughly 1/5 of America relies on Medicare or Medicaid to cover healthcare costs. FACT: GOP members just passed a bill requiring DEEP cuts to these programs. #SaveMedicaid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal judge rules USAID dismantling likely violated the Constitution, blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from further cuts.

Macron: "We will continue to support Ukraine in the face of aggressive war, because we know from our history what it means to be occupied." France leads, MAGA seethes

Allies of deported Venezuelans accuse White House of waging ‘sickening’ campaign against migrants

Senator Jeff Merkley on the backlash against Chuck Schumer for capitulating on the CR: "I think they will be hugely upset, and well-justified. You don't stop the bully by handing over your lunch money, and you don't stop an authoritarian president by giving him more power."

If you read only one thing today let it be this:

@suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social 8 is live! Thank you🫶🏻to Mirjana M who has been such an encouraging and respectful editor/creator-treating all the contributors' work with care, love and dignity. Thrilled to have two poems here and thanks for sharing a link to my pamphlet with @hedgehogpress.co.uk too!💜

Shortlist out tomorrow⬇️

Recommended #goodread

Two days after Lee Zeldin announced he was gutting the EPA.

It takes an average of 9.5 years to get a diagnosis of bipolar in the UK. If you want an ADHD assessment in Wales, there’s a 7 year waiting list. 10% of those still waiting for a 2nd contact in adult mental health services have been waiting at least 116 weeks. But tell me again about overdiagnosis

Finished this book recently and got a little review up on the blog

Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.

BANANA REPUBLIC ANTICS: Disturbing and apparently illegal actions from DOGE. And admirable courage from George Moose, acting president of the Institute of Peace, who locked himself in his office. "It's not the first building I've been called upon to try to defend," said the 80-year-old diplomat.

Appeals court denies Trump request to stay ruling ordering him to rehire fired workers

The fact that the Trump/Musk DOJ — without due process & in defiance of federal courts — snatches people up, puts them on planes, and deports them to an authoritarian country where those people will be forced into slave labor in an inhumane prison should be a much bigger story.

FEMA is blocking the reimbursement of funds to local government in El Paso City and County, as well as to local charities, if they do not give the names of migrants who received aid. My story for the El Paso Times.

Germany Pledges 300 Million Euros in Aid for Syrians at EU Conference

Houthis Claim Attacks on U.S. Aircraft Carrier: What We Know

I can nazi anything else after seeing this image

Morning from Ukraine! Yesterday, we got rain; today, it is snow. I had my first #warcoffee and am going to the city centre to write a Sunday Letter.

This annoys me. Whatever you think of Sen. Schumer, he is not the one charging the fee. The venue charges it, and according to one commenter, it always charges a fee for author appearances.